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With frequent hoax bomb threats triggering panic among school authorities, Delhi Police has decided to train teachers and school staff in dealing with such crises, an official said on Monday. Police will organise a seminar in collaboration with the Education Department for teachers of all government and private schools, he said.

A tremor of 3.7 magnitude jolted Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, the district administration said. The tremor was recorded at 10.44 am with its epicentre 76 kilometres north-north east of Lakhpat, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said. This is the second seismic activity of more than 3 magnitude this month in the district.

Five people, including two children, died and eight others were injured after a speeding pick-up vehicle ran over them in Dhamdaha area of Purnea district, police said on Monday. The accident took place around 8 pm on Sunday in Dhokwa village. “The driver fled along with the vehicle... While two people died on the spot, around 11 injured were taken to the nearest government hospital. Three more succumbed to their injuries during treatment,” SDPO (Dhamdaha) Sandeep Goldy told PTI.

The two BJP MPs, who were assaulted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Parliament a few days ago, have been discharged from Delhi's RML hospital, on Monday.

Miffed over Cabinet berth in Mahayuti 2.0 government, senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal called on CM Devendra Fadnavis at his home on Monday.

Traffic movement slowed down briefly after a bus of the Indian Navy bus broke down at the busy Marine Drive in south Mumbai on Monday morning, police said. The bus broke down at around 9.30 am near the Marine Plaza hotel, an official said. He said traffic movement on the road was slow for sometime.

Delhiites woke up to a drizzle and fog on Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). At 8.30 am, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 402, in the 'severe' category, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. The rain is expected to improve the air quality in the coming hours.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Charan Singh on his birth anniversary. "Humble tribute to former Prime Minister, 'Bharat Ratna' Chaudhary Charan Singh ji on his birth anniversary, who dedicated his life for the upliftment of villages, poor and deprived and farmer welfare! Heartiest greetings of 'Farmers' Day' to the people of the state and the farmers who provide food!" Adityanath posted on X.

The surface of Dal Lake has frozen as intensifying coldwave gripped the Kashmir Valley. As per the IMD, the maximum temperature is -7°C and the minimum is -7°C. 

Rain lashed parts of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu on Monday.

Three Khalistani terrorists, who were accused of launching a grenade attack at a police post in Punjab, were shot at down in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours of Monday. The encounter broke out in Puranpur Police Station area in Pilibhit district.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her school teacher in Rajasthan's Sikar district, police said on Sunday. The incident was reported from Dantaramgarh where the accused government school teacher allegedly took the girl to his room and raped her, police said. He later dropped the girl at her residence late on Saturday night and fled, they added "The victim's family members lodged a complaint on Sunday. We have launched a probe after registered a case against the accused teacher," Dantaramgarh police station SHO Bhawani Singh said.

A hit-and-run case has been reported in Pune where a speeding truck run over people sleeping on the footpath in the Wagholi Chowk area killing three including two toddlers; six others are seriously injured and are undergoing treatment. The driver has been arrested and a case has been registered.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid tribute to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary on Monday, December 23 at Kisan Ghat in Delhi. Jayant Chaudhary- RLD chief and grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh was also present with the Vice President.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday criticized the then previous left government for its failure to resolve the 23-year-long Bru Reang issue in the state, stating that the dedicated efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have finally addressed the longstanding problem.
 

Three Bangladeshi nationals were arrested at Tripura's Agartala Railway Station on Sunday for illegal entry into India, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Agartala Government Railway Police stated. The arrest was made following a joint operation by the Agartala Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and the intelligence department.
 

A layer of fog engulfed the national capital as coldwave gripped the city.    

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 71,000 appointment letters to newly appointed recruits on December 23 through video conferencing, the Prime Minister's Office stated in a release on Sunday. According to the PMO, Prime Minister Modi will also address the gathering on the occasion.